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Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman in her budget for the financial year 2022-23 earmarked Rs 60,000 crore for the Jal Jeevan Mission that aims to provide potable water to 3.8 crore households in 2022-23.
In 2021-22, the Drinking Water and Sanitation Department was allocated Rs 60,030 crore, three times higher than Rs 17,023.50 crore in 2020-21.
The Jal Jeevan Mission was launched in August 2019 to provide safe drinking water to all rural households by 2024.
It was extended to urban areas in the previous Budget to provide all households in those areas with a tap connection within five years.
Jal Jeevan Mission also involves the development of piped water supply infrastructure, reliable supply sources and treatment plants.
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